I've only ever dealt with normal ceiling roses before, but I was looking at some other types of fitting for the bathroom like those globe or domed things, maybe even spotlights. I was in B&Q and inspected a few, and the wiring seems very strange to me. At most, they had a connection block
glued onto the back of the unit, with just one for L, N and E. I see no obvious way to get the right wiring using only that. I have a typical arrangement, like this:
And a single three-thing connection block doesn't seem adequate. I would struggle to get more than one wire into each bit anyway, they weren't very big. And you need another whole connection point for the live loop, which is not provided for at all.
One light didn't even have that... just free L and N wires from the bulb socket and then, separately a SINGLE piece of connection block for the customer to employ somehow. The instructions gave no explanation in either case as to how it should be wired.
Do we have to make our own extra connections separately? Why are these £50 lights not just fitted with the same kind of connection block you get in a £1.50 ceiling rose?
Thanks,
glued onto the back of the unit, with just one for L, N and E. I see no obvious way to get the right wiring using only that. I have a typical arrangement, like this:
And a single three-thing connection block doesn't seem adequate. I would struggle to get more than one wire into each bit anyway, they weren't very big. And you need another whole connection point for the live loop, which is not provided for at all.
One light didn't even have that... just free L and N wires from the bulb socket and then, separately a SINGLE piece of connection block for the customer to employ somehow. The instructions gave no explanation in either case as to how it should be wired.
Do we have to make our own extra connections separately? Why are these £50 lights not just fitted with the same kind of connection block you get in a £1.50 ceiling rose?
Thanks,